high command
noun
1
: the supreme headquarters of a military force
2
: the highest leaders in an organization
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But raising the age question was grounds for excommunication from the high command of the Biden orbit.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
In the past, the courts have justified direct military takeovers and helped topple the governments of political leaders who had fallen foul of the military high command.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The mutinous uprising last year of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who was demanding the dismissal of the Russian high command, was a shocking, unprecedented challenge to Kremlin authority.
—Matthew Chance, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
With the military high command pressing the president to act in Cienfuegos’ defense, Mexican officials made clear that counter-drug cooperation was at risk.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
In the past, the courts have justified direct military takeovers and helped topple the governments of political leaders who had fallen foul of the military high command.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The mutinous uprising last year of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who was demanding the dismissal of the Russian high command, was a shocking, unprecedented challenge to Kremlin authority.
—Matthew Chance, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
With the military high command pressing the president to act in Cienfuegos’ defense, Mexican officials made clear that counter-drug cooperation was at risk.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20command. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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